Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1887-06-11
axcouSrrn wrrm i lysx


ranch, located GA Coon creek, about
/ three ard ona.half miles from who're
| it empties into Salt river While the
valley at this point IS narrow, the
banks be chs creek are Sd densely eoy-
cred With 4 growth of willow grape
and other vines and small timber that
| i miniature swampy jungle Il formed.
My field, Oh one side, is bordered BY
this small forest and MY cabin Is built
near the creek. Live the life Of an
isolated bachelor, with only my saddle
horse and eat tot companions
On Saturday, about sunset, walked
to tho upper end DC the field to look at
some mellon vines, BELOVED BY my
cat which was enjoying I romp, Civ
ing chase to birds that fitted along
the edge Of the brush. While stoop-
ing to examine some vines, my back To
the creek, | heard sudden growi
followed BY 4 pitiable squall froai my
pet and turning Saw him bounding
from the brush cloasay pursued BY q
large lynx, making toward the cabin.
So sudden was the attack that ] was
startled and stood confused fol- SONS
seconds Recovering presence Of mind,
realized my exposed condition should
the lynx assault me there, unarned
and seventy dse yards from the hoase,
AS the cat pursued BY the lynx had
srun III the direction Of the door near.
est the creek ] started faii tho for the
other aud / think I beat the lynx
rlne. As / reached the door Iheard d
low, fierce growl but could not take
time u locate IT, SEEKING ny As cal.
Colts revolYer,I turned to the door
and saw the Vicious creature nosing
the ground over which ! had run,
about thirty yards away On seeing
me, he began foafltssiy u approach,
when fred. The lynx stopped and
ereuched / bad shot too high but the
report 81 the pistol bad destroyed his
resolution. ri eyed RE fierceIy Cor a
moment and then commenced ID skulk
away toward the creek gain fred
with the saiae result and by this time
Tic animal han reached the brush
Tbs following evening was al.
work srigatiug MY peach trees in ihe
same part IF the fla aearsF II the
cabin Beins basy Aad.fos the no-
ment forgotten tha exciting incident
sof the previous day, when the sat al.
tractsd ny attention, gaze grawl
and raisea his brissles 6Iancing in
the direction ths cat was looking, l
saw the lyux coming oa 4 srot toward
the cabin from which ha was nbons
equi.aislaht with myself Itwas only
question IS 10 which of Us could
reach the cabin frst / startsd oa q
bnla run, shouting is wpus q maet
him, The lynx quickened his CART 10 !
sweeping gallop and when about fif-
teen fest from ahe door ! saw that he
bad rae and that struggle for life
must 10 tile consequence
1o have attempted IA entof the door,
/ should hass been compelled 10 tagn
lay BACK 70 thelyrx which wepld have
tyeahim every adFants h, ana 81 he
eronclied lor Bis leap, ! thought ct
this and turning inst bad tune TO
strike At hln With an b power He
had Jumped for aay throat and ns
hst struck him just behind the LEFT
shoulder and the force 81 the BLOW to-
getber With Bit jumping backward
prevented Ills sacee Faliihg 1T eay
feet hs sIrang up and seized mo BY
Tie thigh making bis teeth inset III
the iIesh, ahile his long CLAWS were
buried Id ny bip aud lover part ~
ths leg Knowipg tsiat l eoala hot
long c5nsiune this une9uaI contest, 1
caught the infatuated beast by the
back ofthe neck With my right hand
and began y drag myself Ia where
my pistol hung, ana appresladng that
d fall wpala be fatal, l mustered all
| the strengths ] caald command ana
| finally reached IT'D pistol. Placing
Tie ntuzzle Gloss 10 lis Left eve which
was gy,'sn with rage ! pulled the
trigger With consalsive tfemar,
he drew ap bis hing legs, but dled
With bis faugs and From claws buried
III my thigh | tore them from my
flesh al quickly as possible, and alter
Washing the blood oif, bathed the
| wounds with carbolic acid
Fearing seriens results, | saddlee
nay horse, and putting the dead lyn1
/ ia a sacit, vent over III ng neasesi
neighbors ranch, two miles aistans.
/ Hi Robert Anderson, after redress
| ing my wounds, measured the lynl
l and found that Il was three fset, sey.
en inches II length, two faet anl eighl
inches III height while hts fsngs wsrs
a litsls aVeT an inch lonz What
/ base written lib the unyarnshes
facts was not hunting the lynx
and assure you, have no desire FOR no
toiisty as n nimroli / sgaa led to de